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Ava, have you seen a--

Is this you?

Oh. That must have
fell in there by mistake.

Mind your business.

What you looking for?

Uh, I lost something.

What? Your sense of style?
Ha ha! Up top!

No.

You a hater.

What'd you lose?

Uh, it was a shawl
that was in my classroom.

It was my warmest one.
I am so cold.

- You think someone took it?
- Who would just take a shawl?

Why would I, Ava Coleman,
take something from Janine?

Look, I am not
accusing anyone, but--

Mr. Johnson
took my shawl!

Why does the lost and found have
a five-day waiting period

if we're not
gonna enforce it?

Aah!

It's called
functional fashion.

Yeah!
That shawl chose him.

I hope all the kids
aren't here today.

Yesterday,
everybody was in attendance,

and it almost broke me.

That's what happens
when you enforce

a "no nose picking"
policy.

I'm behind
on lesson plans,

but it's too early in the year
to show movies.

I'm doing LEGO day to catch up.
The kids love it.

I always end up
with LEGO toe.

Exactly. I've bought
so many packs,

LEGO owes me a sponsorship already.

Man, this double class
is kicking my ass.

I need my extra-large
coffee mug.

Did you read
that article the other day

about how matcha--
actually more efficient

at awakening the nervous system
than coffee?

Oh, yeah? Was that in
Who Gives A Crap Weekly?

It was in The New Yorker.

Oh, so
Who Gives A Crap Biweekly.

Damn. It's more intense in here
than my at-home float tank.

What y'all doing?
Prepping.

Mm. Working before work?
Couldn't be me.

Anyway, here's a reminder
that some goofy group

is coming through to do
camp songs or something,

so check the schedule
to see when your class is up.

Holy Shakespeare!

Jacob, we can't afford
for you to have a seizure

during school hours.

Guys! These are
the Story Samurai, okay?

They're a storytelling group
that goes all up and down

the East Coast improvising
plays based on the kids' ideas.

I used to be in it.

Of course you were, sweetheart.

The Story Samurai are like
a book come to life, okay?

But the pages
are the performance

and the illustrations
are, like, the lyrics.

We help the kids see that
everyone is a story, okay?

Look, I don't condone violence,
but it slaps.

I think it sounds amazing, Jacob.

I love it
when they come.

You get to drop your kids off
at the auditorium for an hour

- and just catch up on work.
- That part.

Oh, well, then I may be
a really big fan

of these Samurai-sitters.

You're gonna want
to see this.

It's-- It's not like
some wack puppet show.

Plus, this is like
a whole new tour.

It's gonna be
brand-new material.

It's very subversive,
you know?

And really cool.
Like me.

Janine, Gregory,
y'all pulling up?

Yeah.
I'll walk over.

Yeah.

Alex and Jordan.

Oh, Natalie.
I'm sorry, honey.

You are in
my third grade now.

You were in my second grade
last year,

and now you're in third grade,
which I also teach. Okay.

I told you, we got an aide
if you need it.

She's got this.
She's a veteran.

Veterans don't need
that help. Exactly.

You save those aides
for the young'ns.

Alright, well, don't say
I didn't try to help.

Everybody say young Ava
is unreliable,

but even a broken clock
is right once a day.

- Twice a day.
- Whatever!

Um, you know,
it's a little tough.

But you know what?
Barbara's right. I'm tougher.

I'm so tough, brass knuckles
wear me to a fight.

- Ooh!
- Oh. Excuse me.

What? What?!

Keyon! Quit huffing
the Wite-Out, dude!

Samurai. Ha!

May we have a suggestion
for a character?

Meek Mill!

Ah.
Nice one, Clarence.

What if Meek Mill...
was a meerkat?

Why?

I'm just a meerkat, strolling
through Western Philly.

But it's not a story

unless there's some...

Conflict!

What's Meerkat Meek Mills'
conflict?

His ATV broke down
in the wrong hood!

Wrong hood, Meerkat!
Wrong hood!

This is too corny, even for me.

But Jacob loves it,
so thank goodness

it's in his past
and he isn't up there.

I get it, though.

If my "Degrassi"
reenactment group

showed up and performed here,
I'd be excited, too.

Shout-out to the guy
who played the original Jimmy.

Wonder what he's up to. Heh.
He is-- He's Drake.

I'm aware that he is Drake. Yeah.

I expected it to be corny,
but that was beyond anything

I thought was
theoretically possible.

I know.
It was peak Jacob.

Oh, Melissa, I bet that you
would love the Story Samurai.

Oh, yeah,
I just dropped my kids,

and I got, like,
two lesson plans to do.

And that beep means
I got an hour left

and I still didn't go
to the bathroom!
Okay.

My class in here, please.
Thank you.

Y'all see that corny show?

I was in the back crying
while bootlegging it

for barbershop distribution.

Guys,
it wasn't that bad.

I can't wait until
it's my class's turn.

Mr. Johnson just told me
that they've got

some white boy doing
the Malcolm X Games.

- Oh, my God.
- He did an ollie and said,

"Plymouth Rock
didn't land on me, dude."

Guys, just-- Guys.

Tschoo! Story Samurais,
we slice down barriers.

If you need a story,
we're in your area-er.

Hey.
Huh?

What did everyone think?

Did you see how excited
the kids were?!

- It was great.
- It was incredible.

I honestly cannot wait
to see it.

I told you
it was gonna be bomb!

You really think
I would be a part

of something
that wasn't bomb?

Well, it was something.

Something
that you can be

very, very proud
you did in the past.

Well, the past
has become the present,

because the Samurai
have asked me, Jacob Hill,

to join
the afternoon show.

- Wait.
- And you said yes, right?

- Yeah, of course I did.
- Oh, no.

- Fantastic!
- Yes.

Hey, and if you guys thought
the Malcolm X Games was cool,

just wait till you see
Rosa Parks and Rec.

Hey, Siri.

Clear my afternoon
and set a reminder

to watch this boy
embarrass himself.

Janine, let me borrow your phone
so I can go live

on IG and TikTok
at the same time.
Uh--

It's our duty to spread this joy
to the world, y'all.

It's tough times out here.
People need the laughs.

The people need the laughs.

Hey.
I got your Slack.

By the way, thanks
for being the first one

to use the Slack channel
I set up two months ago.

Anyway, what's up?

Um, I just wanted
to talk to you

a little bit more about
this Samurai business.

It's exciting, right?

Oh, 100%.

I'm sure back when
you were performing,

you were riveting, blowing
tiny minds left and right.

Guilty.
Yeah.

Off that, though,
my concern is,

what if you kill it
too much?

Kill it too much? What?
I'm not sure I follow.

Well, it's just you were
so good at it, you said,

and this is a new generation
of Samurai.

They need to feel good
about themselves,

and they probably
can't compare.

You don't want to
upstage them, do you?

Wow. Janine, I didn't
even think of that.

See, this is why
we're friends.

Thank you...
for seeing me.

You got it, bud.

Alright, well, Slack me if
you got anything else, okay?

You know, you can
customize the emojis.

Mm-hmm.

Second graders, who can tell me
which clock says 3:30?

- Thank you.
- Ooh! I know!

We learned this
last year!

Okay, thank you, Jameel, but you
gotta do your worksheet, okay?

- They gotta answer.
- I have a question.

Yeah. Honey,
hang on one second.

- I can help you!
- That's a preparation--

No, no, no, no, sweetheart.

You stay on
the third-grade side, okay?

You just let them
do their thing.

- Ms. Schemmenti?
- Yes?

Bul tied his shoe
to the desk.

He did what?
Oh! Oh, no.

Ms. Schemmenti,
can I borrow you?

Oh. Let me see this.

Okay.
Second graders only,

can you tell me

which clock is saying 3:30?

What the heck
did you do here?

- Look. Are-- Are you okay?
- I know, I know, I know!

Jameel, what are you
doing on this side?

Go back to
the third-graders side.

But I knew the answer, so I came
to the second-grade side.

Okay, well, go back
to the third-graders side.

Okay. Are you good?

Oh, me? I'm... fine.

I got this.

Okay.
Okay.

Desiree.
Where are you going?

Third graders get to go
to the library by themselves.

You're not
in the third grade.

Depends where you sit.

Okay, anybody else in the class
sitting on the wrong side,

switch.

What?

Um, I will be right back.
Please stay quiet. Thank you.

Quiet.

Hey! What's up?

Just saying hi.

Oh. That's nice.

Hi. How's your day?

Surprisingly smooth.

I got through 90%
of animal habitats,

even though it's been a bigger
bathroom day than usual.

Mm.

For-- For the kids,
not for me.

- Oh, okay.
- Yeah. How's your day going?

Uh, my day is good.

Um, taught
- the two times table.
- Oh.

But I did convince Jacob
not to perform.

Thank goodness.

That girl
isn't ruining this for me.

She can be so selfish.

Like last week,
when she wouldn't pretend

to be my daughter at McDonald's
so I could get a Happy Meal.

So you just told him
that it's corny

and that eventually we will
all end up making fun of him?

No. Better.
I told a fib.

To protect his feelings. Ah.

Jacob just puts so much
thought into how he's perceived.

And it doesn't hurt anyone,

so I figured,
why burst his bubble?

For one, it could stop him
from inviting us

to his "Living Single"
rewatch parties.

It's like, dude,
you're in a relationship.

I don't--
I don't get it.

But he does get
some good guest speakers.

He got the guy
who played Kyle--

Oh. Melissa?
Are you okay?

Yes.

Okay.

Good.

You like
that cheesesteak?

We got it
from the corner store.

People write off this area
as a food desert,

but the culinary scene here
is so slept on.

It really is.

So, listen,
I am honored

by the invitation
to perform with you all,

but, uh, I think
I gotta sit this one out.

Man. Are you serious?
We were so stoked, Sensei.

Yeah, we still talk about
your legendary performances.

- You are our dopest alumnus.
- Other than Josh Gad.

-- Oh. Josh Gad.
-Josh Gad.
- Yeah. Olaf.

I am flattered, truly,
but I got to keep

my Story Kimono
up in the rafters, okay?

What's up, Mr. C?

Hey, Clarence.
Meet the Story Samurai.

Nah. I'm good. Yep.

You catch
"Last Week Tonight"?

You know it.

Yeah.
I bet you did.

I'll see you in history,
Mr. C.

That's what
it's all about, dawg.

Connecting with the kids.
That's why we story.

That's why we samurai.

It's true.

You guys should consider
working in a school,

you know, full-time,
when you're out.

I don't know. I was planning
on auditioning for "SNL,"

or if not that,
a YouTube channel.

Yeah, I'm gonna work
at my dad's hedge fund.

In a school like this,

you're kind of like
a firefighter for joy.

You want to get in,
spray as much joy as possible,

and then get out.

Big news,
Abbott Elementarians!

I am calling
an all-school assembly

so that we can watch
our own Mr. Hill

perform with the Story Samurai.

It'll be like
watching The Game

perform one night only
with G-Unit.

You got this, Mr. C!

- Yeah, you do.
- Heh.

I'm so excited
about your performance.

I'm stretching so I don't
throw my back out laughing--

I mean, learning.

Are you ready to swing
your story sword?

Yes.

And, uh, you're gonna be
live streaming the whole thing?

Oh, yeah!
It's gonna open

a whole new corner
of TikTok for me.

Well, I so appreciate
you using your platform

to amplify our message.

Hey, Jacob.
You aren't performing, are you?

Because we already
talked about it.

And remember?
No upstaging the Samurai.

Yeah, but it's a whole
school assembly now,

and, you know, the kids
are gonna be expecting
to see me, so, uh...

Yeah, he don't want to let
all those kids down, Janine.

I know what you're doing!

Good, 'cause I worry
about your awareness.

Hey, Jacob, can I see you
for a second in the hall?

Just real quick.

Don't listen to her!
We believe in you, Jacob!

Hey, what's, uh--
what's going on?

Um, I'm not sure--

I don't think
you should perform.

Look. I get it.
You think I'm rusty.

But don't worry.

It's-- It's muscle memory.
You know?

It's like when
I ride a unicycle--That's enough.

Jacob, Ava just
wants you to perform

so that everyone
can laugh at you.

What?

Yeah, they're gonna laugh.
They're gonna laugh with us.

It's a pretty biting satire.
It's--

No, no.
They're going to laugh at you,

because, Jacob,
the Story Samurai

are corny as hell.

How could the Samurai be corny?
I was in it.

I'm c-corny?

Jacob, you are...

corny sometimes... yes.

Wha--

Wait. Uh-- No.

I have Kendrick Lamar on vinyl.
Okay? Is that corny?

Look, and the Samurai
are not corny, okay?

They performed
at a Bernie Sanders rally.

Without his permission.

And those things
can be corny.

Look, Jacob, at the end
of the day, I'm corny,

and at the beginning of the day,
too, but I don't care as much.

Okay, but that is different,
because you are

- African-American.
- Dit-dit-dit!

See, when you said "African,"
that's corny. It just is.

Look, you are a white teacher
in a Black school.

I am not Hilary Swank
in "Freedom Writers."

You are Hilary Swank
in "Freedom Writers."

You are Michelle Pfeiffer
in "Dangerous Minds."

You are
Sandra Bullock in--

In "Bird Box"?

In "The Blind Side."

Too far.
Too far, I know.

I'm sorry about that.
I know.

But my point is...

you cannot do
this performance.

You will never
live it down.

I'm just trying to help.

You don't want to be
a corny legend.

Jacob, hair and makeup
are ready for you.

You know what, Ava?

I don't think
I'm going to do the performance,

and, um...

By the way,
would a "corny" person

stage a one-man show
called "The Color Urkel"?

Did you do that?
Then yeah.

Damn it, Janine! Pop-Tarts
was sponsoring the stream!

Oh.
Melissa?

Is this
your handiwork?

Ooooh!

He looked at me funny.

Oh, you have been dealt
an impossible situation.

Aw, come on.

Nothing's impossible
for us.

I have known you
a long time,

and you are
an amazing teacher.

This is no reflection
of your teaching ability.

Yeah, but, you know,
you said it yourself.

I got this.

I believe in you,
so I know that you could,

but just because you could
doesn't mean you should,

and I shouldn't have
made you feel that way.

Huh! Give me two classes,
girl, I'd be in Jamaica. Mm!

Yeah, there was a moment
when I mentally transported

to Capt'n Chucky's Crab Cakes
in Ocean City.

Aww.

This school district offers you
absolutely nothing,

and the mere fact that they
are offering you something

is all the proof
that you need.

Yeah, maybe having an aide
wouldn't be so bad.

And in the meantime,
I know exactly what you need.

A bathtub
full of Prosecco.

A laugh.

Okay.

So, wait.
- Jacob isn't performing now?
- No.

Y'all gotta stop playing God
with that boy's life.

Oh, no, no, no, no.

I truly convinced him this time
to let it go.

I told him the truth,
which I feel good about,

but I also feel
kinda bad about.

Well, did he really
want to do it?

Uh, yeah.

He was over the moon
and back,

but I'm just trying to save him
from embarrassment.

He was gonna
look like a fool

in front of the entire school
and the Internet.

But he does that weekly anyway.
It's who he is.

I mean, if we like him for it
and he really wanted to do it,

I don't see why you would
stop him from being him.

Stay in the line,
y'all.

I'm Megan!

I'm Harold!
And I'm Tyrone!

He just ruined my favorite
Erykah Badu song.

And we are
the Story Samurai!

Hi-ya!

I thought you were gonna
go up there, Mr. C.

Well, Clarence, I-I didn't
want to steal their thunder.

Ohh.

It would've been mad funny
to see you up there.

Cut the corners of the bread.

Can we get a suggestion?
Anyone?

We call him Mr. C
because he's corny.

But I like his class.
It's fun.

He showed us that movie,
"Summer of Soul."

That was good. He's cool.

- Tapenade!
- Ooh! Dijon!

I have a suggestion!

Who thinks Mr. Hill
should get up there?!

Yes, yes!

Okay.
Can I get a suggestion?

- A tiger.
- I heard "tiger."

Okay, because I'm a tiger
with stripes and big teeth,

people are conditioned
to think I'm scary.

The villagers
judge and harass me

based on how I look.

What is my conflict?

Your dad thinks
you're a bum!

Bum, bum, bum, bum.

Okay, okay.
Yeah, I want to sell cereal,

but my tiger dad wants me
to stay in the forest.

Is he using a cereal
mascot to describe
racial discrimination?

Mm-hmm.
- That's what he's doing.
- Okay.

I was born to help make
a balanced breakfast.

These stripes are feeling
like prison bars!

I'm sorry. I've just
never been so inspired.

Son, I support
anything you do.

I just think
you need one thing

so people know
you're a friendly tiger.

This red handkerchief.

Thank you, fam,
for helping me be who I am.

Who I am.

Who I am!

Whoo!

Nice! Nice! Nice!

I know who I am.
I see it.

I am Jacob Hill,
and it turns out...

I'm corny.

Corny isn't bad.

It just is.

- Yayyy.
- Aww.

Jacob, that was
actually incredible.

Actually,
it was corny.

But the kids loved it.

I do think the trust fall
to represent

our own appropriation
was a bit much.

I mean,
I would have dropped me.

That was so corny,
I gained 2,000 new followers

during the stream, including
Josh Gad, whoever that is.

When you guys
Voltron'd yourselves

into a Black Shaun King,
I-- I died. I did.

- And the singing.
- And those outfits.

Your curly-ass hair.

That's--
That's just my hair.

- Bravo, Jacob. Bravo.
- Good job, man.

- Yes, yes.
- Nailed it.

- You got it.
- You did that.

Made my day.

You think they'll ever get
how corny they are?

Not a chance. They'll never
stay in one place long enough

to connect with someone
who will tell them the truth.

They're missing out
on the best part--

connection.

Hey.

Can you get your corny asses
out of here so I can clean?

Go on and get.

- Okay.
- So your request for a teacher's
aide has been filled,

and they're sending one
over today.

Ohh!

A Ashley Garcia
from Frankford.

Eh. Frankford.
That's a toss-up.

Gotta admit,
never thought I'd see

the Melissa Schemmenti
asking for help.

Okay, Ava, I'm not
in the mood, right?

I'm just in the mood
to get some help.

When-- When's she
getting here?

Well,
it look like she's here now.

Okay. Why are you
making the face?

♪ Waiting for Ashley

♪ Ohh-ohh-ohh

♪ I'll be the aide
of your dreams ♪

♪ Waiting for Ashley

♪ Ohh-ohh-ohh

♪ You'll get help
with your class needs ♪

♪ Waiting for Ashley

What's up, Melissa?
I'm Ashley.

Oh, wait.

The boombox wasn't on,

so the song probably
didn't make sense!

That was Jennifer.

Lopez.
Lopez. Mm-hmm.

Yeah.
Let me come back in.

♪ Homework is the jam,
homework is the jaaaam ♪

What are you doing?

Oh. Just waiting out
their cool down.

Not in the mood
to be improv-ed at.

You don't think--

I mean, they have to
be virgins, right?

Stop it.

I'm serious.
Oh, no.

Can we get
a suggestion?

Yeah. Beat it!

Oh, you might be right.

Hey! I'm calling
the police!

Whoo-hoo!